December 2023 - Sightings

DateSpeciesNo.CategoryNotes
2023-12-02Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)1birdWell-ensconced on our local loch
2023-12-02Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)1birdA male over the cottage - our first for a while
2023-12-02Lapwing (Circus pygargus)87bird
2023-12-06Greenland White-fronted Geese (Branta leucopsis)30birdDecent flock in an unfamiliar location
2023-12-06Gannetbird
2023-12-06Great Northern Diverbird
2023-12-06Redwings6birdWith…
2023-12-06Fieldfare2birdUncommon midwinter mixed thrush flockUncommon
2023-12-06JuniperplantSome cracking specimens in a new location
2023-12-06Early Hair-grass (_Aira praecox_)plantA very early specimen in flower on a ruined farm buildingVery Early
2023-12-11Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)birdOur regular singleton is still around.
2023-12-11Great Northern Diver (Aythya hyperborea)3birdShowing well close to the shore in Feall Bay.
2023-12-11Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)bird
2023-12-11Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)bird
2023-12-11Long-tailed Tit (Parusalus)1birdIn roadside willow scrub. It’s nice to see that one individual from the autumn invasion is clinging on.Autumn Invasion
2023-12-13Greenland White-fronted Goose (Cygnus cyaneus)40bird
2023-12-13Curlew35birdFlock on the north-west facing coast